Judi
A short form of Judith, from the Hebrew Yehudit, meaning a woman of Judah or a Jewish woman. The apocryphal Book of Judith tells her story.
Judi in 2025
Judi was given to 9 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 17,768th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 368,371 babies born.
The history of Judi
Judi reached its highest point in 1947, when 607 babies were given the name, ranking 584th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 550th, in 1945.
Across the 96 years of records since 1930, 10,351 babies have been named Judi. Half of them were born before 1956, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Judi by decade
| Decade | Babies named Judi | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 232 | 1,364 |
| 1940s | 3,940 | 550 |
| 1950s | 1,968 | 832 |
| 1960s | 3,039 | 830 |
| 1970s | 629 | 1,604 |
| 1980s | 181 | 5,014 |
| 1990s | 110 | 7,562 |
| 2000s | 52 | 17,345 |
| 2010s | 142 | 10,286 |
| 2020s | 58 | 14,666 |
Where Judi is heading
Judi has fallen 18% over the past decade, from 11 babies in 2015 to 9 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1947 peak — Judi is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Judi
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Judi.